Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Red Cross transferred a coffin received from militants, which the IDF and Shin Bet took into custody for forensic identification in Tel Aviv.
- Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced the handover and said the body was recovered in Khan Younis, with Red Cross teams facilitating the transfer.
- Israel counts 24 hostages’ remains returned before today’s handover is confirmed, and under the exchange formula it has transferred Palestinian bodies, with Gaza authorities reporting 315 received; the deal’s next phase will not begin until all Israeli remains are returned.
- The IDF reports six ceasefire violations between November 7 and 12 and 24 since October 10, citing repeated crossings of the Yellow Line and engagements near Israeli positions.
- Reports describe an unresolved proposal to deport roughly 200 Hamas members trapped in Rafah tunnels because no country has agreed to take them, as Israeli commentary voices opposition to concessions.